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		<title>How to Manage Without Micromanaging</title>
		<link>http://managemyemployees.com/leadership-tips-motivating-employees-micromanagement-leadership-employee-retention/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 13:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Holmes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Article #53 Micromanagement is often defined as “excessive control of people or projects” and it is popularly viewed as an evil not a good. But is it entirely? I believe that the ambiguity comes when we try to get our arms around exactly what is excessive? Most micromanagers I have encountered do not realize they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 &#8216;Business Trends&#8217; and How Gen Y Employees Will Help You Survive If You Let Them</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Holmes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Article #52 I’m not a futurist, but, if you ask me to look through my plexiglass ball – I see 7 Major Trends that will impact most companies over the next ten years. More importantly, I believe there is a link to those trends and 7 Ways to Engage Gen Y Employees to help your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Customer Service Junkie</title>
		<link>http://managemyemployees.com/customer-service-junkie/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Holmes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Customer Service]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Article #50 Admittedly, I’m addicted to great customer service. I like to get it. I like to give it. Whenever I don’t get great service, I’m disappointed. At times, it makes me boiling mad. Take the experience I had the other day around nine in the morning…. My Customer Service Experience Was Terrible I stopped [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Gen Y Workers Wish Managers Knew About Managing</title>
		<link>http://managemyemployees.com/what-gen-y-workers-wish-managers-knew-about-managing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Holmes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication Skills for Managers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Article #48 Is your company attracting then retaining bright, younger workers successfully? Is your community keeping its best and brightest or are they moving away for greener pastures? This begs the question: What do Gen Y workers want anyway? And what exactly do they expect from a boss in terms of managing work efforts, effectively? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Customer Service through the Eyes of a Secret Shopper</title>
		<link>http://managemyemployees.com/customer-service-through-the-eyes-of-a-secret-shopper/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Holmes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attitude]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Article #47 Guest Blogger: Jaclyn Boatright What makes a customer choose one business over another? How can a business create a positive experience for its customers in a way that compels customers to return—over other options? For the past five years I have conducted over 500 shopping experiences as a secret shopper. I have seen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Employees Be Given Too Much Autonomy?</title>
		<link>http://managemyemployees.com/can-employees-be-given-too-much-autonomy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Holmes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Managing Change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Short Article #44 &#160;Q. DEAR MARK: I understand the need and benefit of work-independence, but can an employee have too much independence? What are some of the signs? &#8211;Eric A. DEAR ERIC: While it’s a very effective tool for motivating and retaining good employees, granting work independence (autonomy) can be too-much of a good thing. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thanks for the Bonus &#8212; I Quit! &#124; The View from Harvard Business &#124; BNET</title>
		<link>http://managemyemployees.com/thanks-for-the-bonus-i-quit-the-view-from-harvard-business-bnet/</link>
		<comments>http://managemyemployees.com/thanks-for-the-bonus-i-quit-the-view-from-harvard-business-bnet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Holmes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication Skills for Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employee Retention Strategies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Short article # 40&#160; The article from BNET (link below) makes an apt point regarding employee praise, a point that should be common knowledge for any manager or leader:&#160; Principle: deserved praise is critical to feelings of connectedness, employee loyalty, as well as ongoing contribution of uninhibited effort. One of my own consulting engagements closely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You Say You Want Employee Input. Better Mean It!</title>
		<link>http://managemyemployees.com/you-say-you-want-employee-input-better-mean-it/</link>
		<comments>http://managemyemployees.com/you-say-you-want-employee-input-better-mean-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Holmes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication Skills for Managers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Short article #36 and #37 (combined) It all started three or four decades ago with the ubiquitous employee suggestion boxes. For the most part, those antiquated&#160; methods of getting employee input never really worked very well. Why? Mainly, employees sensed that management really didn’t want their input. Two things in particular tipped them off. First, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Signs That Your Performance Reviews May Stink</title>
		<link>http://managemyemployees.com/5-signs-that-your-performance-reviews-may-stink/</link>
		<comments>http://managemyemployees.com/5-signs-that-your-performance-reviews-may-stink/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Holmes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Employee Performance Reviews]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Short article #35 Many managers I’ve interviewed loathe giving performance reviews. But that can’t possibly compare to a likely overwhelming majority of employees, who think the whole appraisal process is pretty much flawed in their organization. There are a number of signs I’ve identified from client engagements over the last twenty years which point to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Balancing Employee Pay With Praise</title>
		<link>http://managemyemployees.com/balancing-employee-pay-with-praise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Holmes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Employee Performance Reviews]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Short Article#34 I was interviewed by Kevin Gray at BNET (a CBS owned top-tier business web site) for the article: Can’t Pay Employees What You’d Like? Praise Them Instead.&#160;BNET is a great site for articles on management, strategy, marketing and more. Personally, I’ve been struck by how many insightful comments have been posted to this [...]]]></description>
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